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Postal Services
Update date: November 1, 2024
Postal Services
You can purchase postage stamps at post offices and convenience stores that have a red “〒” mark. Postal rates vary according to the destination, weight, size, and shape of the item you are mailing. General postage information is as follows.
You can calculate estimated mailing rates and delivery dates at https://www.post.japanpost.jp/ int/charge/list/index_en.html. For information not provided on this page, please directly ask the post office or visit http://www.post.japanpost.jp/en/
Domestic Mail
| Type | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Letter (standard size) | Up to 50g | ¥110 |
| Postcard | N/A | ¥85 |
| Type | Weight | within specified size | over specified size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter (non-standard size) | Up to 50g | ¥140 | ¥260 |
| Up to 100g | ¥180 | ¥290 | |
| Up to 150g | ¥270 | ¥390 | |
| Up to 250g | ¥320 | ¥450 | |
| Up to 500g | ¥510 | ¥660 | |
| Up to 1kg | ¥750 | ¥920 | |
| Up to 2kg | N/A | ¥1,350 | |
| Up to 4kg | N/A | ¥1,750 |
Airmail
| Type | Weight | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China, South Korea, Taiwan | Asia(excluding China, South Korea, Taiwan) | Oceania, Canada, Mexico, Middle East, Europe | U.S(including Guam and other U.S territories) | Central and South America( excluding Mexico, Africa) | ||
| Letter (Standard-size) | Up to 25g | ¥120 | ¥140 | ¥160 | ||
| Up to 50g | ¥190 | ¥220 | ¥260 | |||
| Letter (Nonstandard-size) | Up to 50g | ¥230 | ¥280 | ¥320 | ||
| Up to 100g | ¥340 | ¥420 | ¥500 | |||
| Up to 250g | ¥520 | ¥720 | ¥910 | |||
| Up to 500g | ¥790 | ¥1,260 | ¥1,570 | |||
| Up to 1kg | ¥1,460 | ¥1,490 | ¥2,250 | ¥2,860 | ¥3,000 | |
| Up to 2kg | ¥2,200 | ¥2,690 | ¥4,130 | ¥5,000 | ¥5,520 | |
| Post card | N/A | ¥100 (flat rate to anywhere in the world) | ||||
- Standard size:14-23.5 cm in length, 9-12 cm in width, 1 cm thick, and weight up to 50g.
- Specified size: 34cm in length, 25cm in width, 3cm thick, and weight up to 1kg.
- Overseas remittance is available at the post office. Ask your local post office for details.